Oil-can spout



June 11, 1929. M. JOHNSON OIL CAN SPOUT Filed June 2, 1927 Joiuwair,

Patented June 11 1929.

UNITED STATES MARVIN JOHNSON, OF UXBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

OIL-CAN SPOUT.

Application filed June 2, 1927. Serial No. 196.018.

The invention relates to improvements in spouts of oil cans.

The oil cans as at present constructed are unsatisfactory and wastefulof oil because they oftentimes become clogged by dipping the end of thespout into dirty oil holes, and there being no way to tell how much oilhas been delivered to an oil hole, over lubrication is quite generallythe practice thus causing a waste of lubricant.

This invention has for its object the provision of means by which theoilcr can tell'at all times whether oil is being delivered to the oilhole, this being secured by providing an open trough leading from thedelivery end of the spout so that the oil being delivered to the oilhole can be seen and the amount of oil may be regulated.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a trough at theend of the oil can spout having its outer end sharpened and inclineddownwardly forming a pick to remove dirt from the oil hole preliminaryto supplying it with oil and to also direct the oil from the spout andtrough into the oil hole.

A further object of the invention is the.

provision of an improved oil can spout having an expanded tubularchamber on the delivery end of the spout into which the oil is deliveredfrom the spout and having communicating therewith a trough down whichthe oil will be delivered to the oil hole, the expanded chamberproviding for delivering the oil slowly to the trough.

The invention will be described in detail hereinafter and will be foundillustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a sideview of'an oil can and spout showing the improved delivery troughapplied thereto,

Figure 2, a plan view of the delivery end of the spout, shown partly insection,

Figure 8, a transverse sectional view on a plape indicated by the line33 of Figure 2, anc

Figure 4 is a perspective detail view of the end of the spout.

In the drawings similar reference characters will be used to designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views.

' In the drawings an oil can is suggested at A, having the usual taperedspout B, and showing applied thereto the improved delivery endcomprising an outwardly expanded tubular casing 1 and communicatingtherewith an elongated trough 2 that is tapered outwardly, and has itsouter end turned downwardly as shown at 3, and provided with a thickenedend portion 4, tapered to a point In use the downturned and thickenedand pointed end 4, 5, may be used to pick any dirt that may be lodged inthe oil hole to be lubricated. After this the oil will be supplied fromthe can A through the spout B in the usual manner and when. deliveredfrom the end of the spout B will enter the expanded chamber in casing 1to permit the oil to flow slowly therefrom along the trough 2 and bedripped from the downturned pointed end 4, 5, into the oil hole so thatthe oiler may determine the amount of oil delivered to the oil hole andthus save waste of the lubricant.

IVhat is claimed is 1. An oil can spout having a trough at its deliveryend, and a downturned, pointed and thickened extremity on the outer endof the trough to enter and clean oil holesprelirninary to supplying oilthereto, said trough and pointed extremity being formed integral withthe spout.

An oil can spouthaving an outwardly expanded funnel-shaped, tubularchamber at its delivery end, an outwardly tapered trough communicatingwith said chamber, and the outer end of the trough pointed anddownturned and thickened .to enter and clean out oil holes preliminaryto supplying oil thereto, said chamber being adapted to receive oildraining from the trough after use of the device to return it to thespout.

In testimony whereof I 'afiix my signature.

MARVIN JOHNSON.

